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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam
The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.
Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "the consignment" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Christopher Asher Wray <christopherasherwray62@gmail.com>
Reply-To: markand931@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 07:59:15 -0700
Subject: im waiting for your reply
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Greetings to you dear friend
I'm Jeffery Heimbach chatting from UPS company and I'm here to let you
know your consignment box worth 600 million USD dollars and your
Mercedes Benz car is about ready to deliver to you before this week
ending. so no more wasting of time ,all you have to do is just
reconfirm me your information now let me know if I be on the way now
with the consignment box..
Home address.........
Full Name.............
Picture of you.........
I'D card ................
And I want to explain, this consignment box and Mercedes Benz car I'm
trying to bring to you after you send me your information is from
Federal Government Of America they are the one send me to deliver it
and I'm not a scam or theif that is they handle the delivery over to
me so quickly send me your information right now
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